Minnesota man sentenced to 15 years for pointing handgun at deputies during sting at Montrose Dollar General

A Minnesota man convicted of waving a handgun at deputies on April 15 at the Dollar General in Montrose has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. According to court documents, 36-year-old Matthew Lyrek was wanted for evading warrants and aggression towards law enforcement. Deputies attempted to arrest Lyrek while he was shopping at a Dollar General. During the sting, deputies saw Lyrek get into his truck and approached, shouting at him that he was under arrest. That s when the criminal complaint says he reached for and grabbed a black pistol before allegedly ignoring commands to put his hands up, prompting a deputy to use his Taser. However, Lyrek held onto the gun and pointed it in the deputies’ direction, according to the complaint. Two deputies then discharged several gunshots before more deputies arrived and discharged a barrage of bean bag rounds and 40 mm “foam baton” bullets as they continued commands. Lyrek suffered two gunshot wounds on his lower abdomen and middle b